At the Mountains of Madness and Other Novels
ISBN:
9780575010567 (0575010568)
Publish date: 1971
Publisher: Gollancz
Pages no: 432
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Literature,
American,
Horror,
Gothic,
Lovecraftian,
Cthulhu Mythos,
Weird Fiction
Nope. This is the second time I've tried Lovecraft, I've given him more than a fair shake, and I'm going with a solid No. Even setting aside the problematic social issues, I just don't like his writing at all. Like many writers who hit on a big idea that births a genre (or mini-genre) he can't actua...
20/08 - I've just finished the first short story in this anthology, At the Mountains of Madness. I've previously read an anthology of Lovecraftian short stories, but nothing by the man himself. The first thing I want to say is that, other than having starfish shaped heads, I have no idea what the ...
H. P. Lovecraft's Novels, by August Derleth--At the Mountains of Madness--The Case of Charles Dexter Ward--The Dreams in the Witch-House--The Statement of Randolph Carter--The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath--The Silver Key--Through the Gates of the Silver Key
20/08 - I've just finished the first short story in this anthology, At the Mountains of Madness. I've previously read an anthology of Lovecraftian short stories, but nothing by the man himself. The first thing I want to say is that, other than having starfish shaped heads, I have no idea what the ...
I did not enjoy this book at all. It is written from the perspective of a scientist who has experience a horrible event on an expedition to Antarctica. The book read like a science journal (probably intentionally) that I ended up skimming it. When I got to the scary part, I wasn't exactly sure wh...
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